Portable water-closet



(No Model.)

A. J. NILES.

PORTABLE WATER CLOSET. No. 445,191. Patented Jan. 27, 1891.

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ARTHUR J. NILES, OF LANCASTER, NElV HAMPSHIRE.

PORTABLE WATER-CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 445,191, dated January 27, 1891,

Application filed May 2, 1890. Serial No. 350,278. (No model.)

To coZZ whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. NlLEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lancaster, in the county of Coos and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Tater-Closets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to portable water-elosets; and the object sought to be accomplished is to produce a compact, convenient, and inexpensive device which shall be entirely odorless.

With these ends in View my invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combinations of parts more fully described hereinafter, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an outside elevation of the complete structure; Fig. 2, a vertical section through the center; Fig. 3, a view of the hopper and connections detached from the rest of the device; Fig. 4, a top View of the remainder of the structure, and Fig. 5 a detached view of the inside pail or receptacle.

The outside or water receptacle A consists of a circular pail provided with a suitable removable cover B, in the center of which is secured the lower end of the hopper or bowl 0, having the seat D, consisting of a wide annular flange extending entirely around it.

The inside receptacle or pail E is arranged to exactly fit and be contained within the pail A, being only about half the depth of the same, and its sides are closed all around, exeepting that in the top an oblong opening F is made to receive the large pipe G, leading from the hopper C. The lower end of this pipe G is closed by a basin or bowl I-I, hinged to a projection I from the pipe G and provided with a rearwardly-extending arm J pivotally connected to the lower end of a vertical rod K, which extends through the cover B and seat D. This rod is surrounded intermediate of the cover and seat with a coil-spring M, connecting it and said cover, and thus acting to keep the rod pushed down,

and hence the basin ll. up against the lower end of the pipe G.

It will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 that the basin II is arranged to be wholly contained within the inside pail E, and hence will discharge into it only.

A long screw N extends perpendicularly from the base of the outside pail A, being confined at its lower end in a box O, secured to the latter, but free to turn in said box, and this screw passes through a corresponding internally-thrcaded sleeve P, fitting a tube Q, running through the inside receptacle E and rigid with it. The upper end of the sleeve P projects slightly above the end of the tube Q, and consequently above the top of the receptacle E, and the projecting portion is provided with transverse slots or grooves R in its opposite sides.

A hasp or clamp S is hinged to the top of the pail E and is provided with a bifurcated end T, arranged to fit around the projecting end of the sleeve P, the prongs U engaging the grooves R, and thus holding the sleeve from a vertical or revolving movement in the tube Q. The hasp S fits beneath a guide V, secured to the top E, and it will be seen that when the pail E is below the upper edge of the pail A the sides of the latter will prevent the clamp from sliding back free of the sleeve, and at the same time by bringing the inside pail above the upper edge of the outside one the hasp can be thrown back clear of the sleeve and the latter released.

The upper end N of the screw N is made square and projects through the cover B and seat D parallel with and close to the rod K, and a crank \V fits said square portion, engaging the orifice X in the seat and being provided with a handle Y of suitable length for easy manipulation.

The rod K has a lug or shoe Z projecting from its upper end toward the crank \V and provided with inclined. or curved lower sides or edges a, and the crank has a lug?) arranged to come in contact with said inclined surfaces to elevate the rod, for a purpose hereinafter explained.

A tube 0 extends loosely through a corresponding tube a, running vertically through the receptacle E, and this tube 0 opens at its lower end into the lower part of the outside pail A, while its upper end projects through a cover B and into the top of the hopper G, its upper as well as its lower end being left open and its upper end being turned to the right and slightly downward after entering the bowl or hopper to give the water a swirling motion.

The preferred construction of mydevice having been set forth, I will now proceed to describe its operation.

The bottom of the outside pail A is first filled with water, and when the latter is needed the crank-handle Y is revolved in the direction indicated by the arrow, thus turning the screwN. Now,th'e sleeve P having been rigidly secured in the inner receptacle E by means of the hasp S, the turning of the screw will necessarily cause the latter to be carried down within the pail A upon the water in the latter, thus forcing said water up through the tube into the hopper 0, down the sides of which it will flow. The water will fall through the pipe G upon the basin H, and it will be seen that as the crank W is turned its lug b will strike against the inclined under side of the shoe X and thus lift the rod K, which,being pivotedto the rear end of the arm J, acts to tip the basin and thus empty its contents into the receptacle E. After the lug has passed the shoe the spring M will return the basin to its normal position, closing the bottom of the pipe G and preventing any odor passing up through it from the pail E. When it becomes necessary to empty the latter, it can be removed by first taking off the crank W and lifting out the hopper 0, cover D, and connections and then releasing the hasp S from the sleeve P, when by use of the bails h the inner pail can be lifted out, sliding over the sleeve P. A suitable cover can be provided to fit over the pail E when removing it, and it is also provided with a hinged springactuated valve 'm in its bottom, closing an opening mthrough which the contents of the pail can be emptied.

It is evident that my device might be varied in many slight ways which might suggest themselves to a skilled mechanic. Hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein shown, but consider myself entitled to all such slight variations as come within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a water-closet, a pair of telescoping receptacles, one of which is adapted to contain water, a hopper, and means, substantially as described, for lowering the other receptacle down upon said water to force it to said hopper, as set forth.

2. In a water-closet, a stationary receptacle adapted to contain water, a vertically-movable receptacle fitting within said stationary receptacle, a hopper opening at its lower end into the interior of said movable receptacle, and mechanism, substantially as described, for lowering the latter down upon the water in the outside receptacle to force it to said hopper, as set forth.

3. In a water-closet, a water-receptacle, a second receptacle contained within it, and a screw passing through said inner receptacle and arranged to operate to carry the latter down upon the water and force it to the hopper, substantially as described.

4. In a water-closet, the combination of a water-receptacle, a second receptacle fitting within it, a hopper extending into said inner receptacle, a screw passing through the latter and connected to the water-receptacle, and suitable means for turning said screw to carry the inner receptacle down upon the water to force the latter to the hopper, substantially as described.

5. In a water-closet, the combination of a water-receptacle, a second receptacle placed within it, a threaded sleeve extending through said inner receptacle, a clamp for removably holding said sleeve to the latter, and a screw engaging the sleeve and arranged to operate to carry the inner receptacle down upon the water and force the latter to the hopper, substantially as set forth.-

6. In a water-closet, a pair of telescoping receptacles, one containing water, a screw passing through theother and arranged to force it down upon the water, a hopper to which the water is sent, a pivoted bottom to said hopper contained within the inner receptacle, and suitable connections between said pivoted bottom and the screw,whereby the turning of the latter causes the dumping of the bottom, substantially as described.

7. In a water-closet, a pair of telescoping receptacles, one containing water, a screw passing through the other, a crank for turning said screw to carry down the inner receptacle upon the water, a hopper extending into said inner receptacle, a pivoted bottom to said hopper, a rod extending from the same, and suitable connections between said crank and rod, whereby the latter is lifted and the pivoted bottom emptied by the turning of the crank, substantially as described.-

8. In a water-closet, the combination of a pair of telescoping receptacles, one containing water, a screw extending through the other, a crank on said screw, a hopper, a pivoted basin closing the bottom of the latter, a rod for operating said basin, a projection on said rod, and a projection on said crank arranged to come in contact with that of the rod to elevate the latter, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR J. NILES.

\Vitnesses:

J. C. Ross, 13.13. WHIDDEN. 

